DrMohamad Alsaadi

Postdoc Research Fellow LVL II

School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

  • Postdoc Research Fellow LVL II
    School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
  • University College Dublin, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • VARTM manufactures thermosetting composites for applications in wind turbine blades, aerospace, automotive, and marine sectors.
  • Liquid moulding of thermoplastic composites using in-situ polymerisation techniques (glass, carbon, basalt, and natural fibres).
  • Manufacturing durable thermosetting composites by incorporating waste materials, interlayer veils, and nanoparticles.
  • Smart anti-erosion coating and erosion resistance of wind turbine blades.
  • Developing biocomposites and biopolymers for various applications.
  • 3D printing for improving shape memory polymer (SMP), mechanical, fracture, thermal, biological and chemical properties.
  • 3D/4D printing of Biodegradable Bioplastics for sustainable and biomass applications.
  • Polymer composite materials and characterisation techniques of hydrogen vessels type IV and type V (Linerless).
  • Manufacturing advanced composites using automated tape/fibre placement (ATP and AFP).
  • Plastic/plastic and plastic/metal welding.
  • Fibre/matrix interfacial adhesion.